Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 16.32 million, death toll over 648,000 At least 16,323,133 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 648,265 people have died, a Reuters tally showed. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the... Women 27 Jul, 2020
Sanofi eyes approval of COVID-19 vaccine by first half of 2021 PARIS: French drugmaker Sanofi SA said on Tuesday it expects to get approval for the potential COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline Plc by the first half of next year, faster than previously anticipated. Sanofi, which... Women 23 Jun, 2020
AstraZeneca accelerates testing of COVID-19 antibody treatments AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it expects to move two COVID-19 antibody therapies it has licensed from US researchers into clinical studies in the next two months as the drugmaker ramps up efforts to help combat the health crisis. The British... Mobile & Apps 09 Jun, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine from Moderna appears safe, shows promise in data from eight people Moderna Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine, the first to be tested in the United States, produced protective antibodies in a small group of healthy volunteers, according to very early data released by the biotech company on Monday. The data comes... Women 19 May, 2020
Ousted US whistleblower says Trump health official played down coronavirus threat WASHINGTON: The ousted director of a US agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblower's complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trump's administration of retaliating when he raised... Women 06 May, 2020
Senior scientist says administration ignored virus warnings WASHINGTON: The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist alleged in a whistleblower complaint. Dr. Rick... Women 06 May, 2020
J&J, Moderna sign deals with US to produce huge quantity of possible coronavirus vaccines The US government has cut deals with Johnson & Johnson and Moderna Inc and said it is in talks with at least two other companies to prepare them to produce massive quantities of coronavirus vaccines even before safe and effective ones become... Mobile & Apps 01 Apr, 2020
Sanofi gets $43 million US funding to spur Zika vaccine development Sanofi SA said on Monday the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved $43.18 million in funding to accelerate the development of a Zika vaccine, as efforts to prevent the infection gather momentum. The funding from the HHS'... Environment 27 Sep, 2016
US to help fund technology to eliminate Zika in blood supply NEW YORK: The US government said on Monday it has agreed to help fund two pathogen reduction technologies to help reduce the risk of Zika virus and other infections from being transmitted through the blood supply. The Department of Health and Human... Environment 21 Jun, 2016
